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Vulgar

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Vulgar

R

Released Apr 26, 2002

1h 31m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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The misadventures of Will (Brian O'Halloran), a struggling professional clown, determined to make a living performing at kids' parties. Downtrodden in every respect, and picked on by everyone from the neighborhood juvenile delinquents to his own mother, Will reinvents himself as Vulgar, the transvestite clown, improving his fortunes with his shock performances at bachelor parties.

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Critics Consensus

Vulgar more than lives up to its title.

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Edward Guthmann

San Francisco Chronicle

An ugly, revolting movie.

Rated: 0/4

May 3, 2002

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Imagine Kevin Smith, the blasphemous bad boy of suburban Jersey, if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor. The result might look like Vulgar.

Rated: F

May 3, 2002

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Mark Holcomb

Village Voice

An unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse.

Apr 30, 2002

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an amateurish, unpleasant, and primarily worthless effort...

Rated: 1/4

Jan 31, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Fairly inept stuff.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 2, 2005

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Oaklee D

Just a gross movie and not in a smart way.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Audience Member

This is a seriously twisted movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/25/21

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Audience Member

Good art evokes emotion. This does that. The negative reviews by virtually everyone have more to do with the fact that people don't like the way this movie makes them feel.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

It's a f***ed up movie but i love it! I'ts Dark humor at it's darkest.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

I don't know how this film has such a low rating, then again looking at the films that get good ratings on here I guess it makes sense. Bryan Johnson did a fantastic job with this film. It's still one of my favorite View Askew films to date (Sorry Kevin).I don't like spoilers in reviews so I'll just say if you like gritty well written Indy flix this should definitely be on your list and you should come back and write a review because F*** this current audience score.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Disturbing and bizzar. This is what an indi movie should be.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

The misadventures of Will (Brian O'Halloran), a struggling professional clown, determined to make a living performing at kids' parties. Downtrodden in every respect, and picked on by everyone from the neighborhood juvenile delinquents to his own mother, Will reinvents himself as Vulgar, the transvestite clown, improving his fortunes with his shock performances at bachelor parties.

Director: Bryan Johnson
Producer: Monica Hampton
Screenwriter: Bryan Johnson
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Chango Productions, View Askew Productions, Shongo Filmworks Ltd
Rating: R (Disturbing Sexual Violence|Strong Language|Some Shootings)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.9K
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital

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